Astarte

Auction 25  –  11 June 2025

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Astarte, Auction 25

Antiquities & ancient Jewelry

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Description

AN EGYPTIAN PAIR OF GOLD RIBBED HOOP EARRINGS.
New-Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1480-1350 BCE
Ext Diam. 22 mm

Provenance
Formerly with, Eberhard Thiem in the 1980's

Publications - NEFER 10 catalogue, 1992, n°49 - National Museum of Tokyo, Cleopatra and the Queens of Egypt, 11/7-23/09 2015, n°47 - PharaonenGold, 3000 Jahre altägyptische Hochkuktur, 2019, p.140

Each earring is crafted from hollow, sheet-gold tubes with a triangular cross-section, soldered side by side to create a corrugated appearance. In each pair, the central tubes are slightly longer at one end, designed to be inserted through the pierced earlobe.
Earrings of this style, produced in various sizes, were particularly popular during the 18th Dynasty. Datable examples indicate that their popularity peaked from the reign of Hatshepsut (1479–1458 BCE) through to that of Amenhotep II (1426–1400 BCE). Archaeological finds confirm that these earrings were worn not only by royalty but also by private individuals.
For a similar typology see Ägyptischen Museums in Berlin-Charlottenburg, Inv.-Nr. VÄGM 71-84 a,b

Estimate: 3000 - 3500 CHF

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